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# Debugging the Main Process in VSCode
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### 1. Open an Electron project in VSCode.
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```bash
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$ git clone git@github.com:electron/electron-quick-start.git
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$ code electron-quick-start
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```
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### 2. Add a file `.vscode/launch.json` with the following configuration:
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```json
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{
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"version": "0.2.0",
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"configurations": [
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{
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"name": "Debug Main Process",
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"type": "node",
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"request": "launch",
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"cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
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"runtimeExecutable": "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/electron",
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"program": "${workspaceRoot}/main.js"
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}
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]
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}
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```
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**Note:** For Windows, use `"${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/electron.cmd"` for `runtimeExecutable`.
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### 3. Debugging
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Set some breakpoints in `main.js`, and start debugging in the [Debug View](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/debugging). You should be able to hit the breakpoints.
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Here is a pre-configured project that you can download and directly debug in VSCode: https://github.com/octref/vscode-electron-debug/tree/master/electron-quick-start
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